Douglas v. Kriegsfeld Corp., 884 A.2d 1109 (2005)

Citation: Douglas v. Kriegsfeld Corp., 884 A.2d 1109 (2005)
Parent Document: Douglas v. Kriegsfeld Corp., 884 A.2d 1109 (2005)
Jurisdiction: DC (municipal)
Effective Date: 2005-10-13
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/1472683/douglas-v-kriegsfeld-corp/ ↗

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Judge Schwelb argues that the tenant-whom he characterizes as a “purported *1139victim” of unlawful discrimination who “wanted nothing at all to do with the case,” and for whom the majority offers not “a single word of criticism” — was not entitled to a reasonable accommodation for a mental disability. He offers essentially four reasons: (1) the landlord had no “obligation to engage in a dialogue” with a tenant who the landlord believed “was not suffering from a relevant ‘handicap’ within the meaning of the Fair Housing Act” and who, in any event — “as a matter of law”— “was not a ‘qualified’ handicapped person”; (2) there was insufficient evidence that if the “ ‘eviction was delayed, [she] could conform [her] conduct to the terms of [her] lease’ (3) the case had gone on too long, to the great discomfort of other tenants; and (4) the tenant’s defense must fail in any event because she was “nowhere to be found.”

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